Stepping Onward
So before Nolin entered our lives, Jenn & I started unconsciously planning for our family. It started off with a neighborhood stray cat that we began taking care of, moved…
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A Few Of My Favorite Things (pt.2)
On a recent business trip I realized how much Nolin changes these days. I have enjoyed being a parent since day one, but I have to admit that each day…
Daddy Daycare
It may be because Nolin is still easily influenced and Jenn is afraid that extended periods with just me may result in an early childhood addiction to ice cream and/or…
Thanksgiving Blessings
Amid Black Friday sales and stampedes happened to fall a little known holiday called Thanksgiving. At the core of the celebration is the idea that individuals should take a step…
Chapter 5: 550 Days of Happiness
18 months…550 Days?! I can’t even grasp where the time has gone? I figured with how quickly Nolin is growing up, it was a good time to start a new…
Friday Night Lights
It is pretty neat watching Nolin grow up and discovering what he may be like as he becomes a little man. His interests are all over the place right now,…
National Adoption Awareness Month 2011
November is National Adoption Awareness Month and a time to celebrate all of the families whose lives have been changed by adoption as well as pray in anticipation for those…
Halloween 2 – The Frog
According to folklore (and one of my new favorite shows American Horror Story) the last day of October is the day that the dead walk the Earth. The belief was that…
Our Modern Family 